Office 2007 File Converter
for Older
Versions of Office
Microsoft changed the format of their documents when they
released Office 2007. You'll notice that the Word files have a ".docx" at the
end of the file, instead of the older ".doc." extension. Older versions of
Microsoft Office cannot read the Office 2007 format unless you install
Microsoft's File Format Converters program. Here's how:
Click here to download and install FileFormatConverters.exe
The download page provides the following installation
instructions:
Instructions
To install this download:
- Ensure your system is up to date by installing all
High-Priority/Required updates on
Microsoft Update (required for Microsoft Office XP and 2003
users).
- After installing all High-Priority/Required updates with
Microsoft Update, download the
Compatibility Pack by clicking the Download button above and
saving the file to your hard disk.
- Double-click the FileFormatConverters.exe program file on
your hard disk to start the setup program.
- Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.
Click on the Download button to begin the install and follow
the instructions:
From Microsoft's Office Compatibility Pack Site, here's what
versions will work with this File Converter:
System Requirements
- Supported Operating Systems:
Windows 2000 Service Pack 4; Windows Server 2003;
Windows Vista; Windows Vista Service Pack 1; Windows XP Service Pack 1;
Windows XP Service Pack 2; Windows XP Service Pack 3
- Recommended Microsoft Office programs:
- Microsoft Word 2000 with Service Pack 3, Microsoft Excel 2000
with Service Pack 3, and Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 with Service Pack
3
- Microsoft Word 2002 with Service Pack 3, Microsoft Excel 2002
with Service Pack 3, and Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 with Service Pack
3
- Microsoft Office Word 2003 with at least Service Pack 1,
Microsoft Office Excel 2003 with at least Service Pack 1, and
Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2003 with at least Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003
- Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003
- Microsoft Office PowerPoint Viewer 2003